ISIS, The Group That Is Bringing Enemies Together

Sure, Russia and Turkey backed opposing sides in Syria’s civil war, but that doesn’t mean they can’t come together for a shared goal. According to Russia’s defense ministry, Russian and Turkish jets carried out their first joint strikes on ISIS inside Syria. The tag-team targeted Al-Bab in the Aleppo province, where Turkey had previously suffered heavy casualties last month during their ground attack. The US was also supporting Turkish airstrikes earlier this week, but a joint combat operation between Russia and a NATO state like Turkey is highly unusual.

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